Is Taliban a terrorist organization like ISIS?

Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) are foreign organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and .... 6/30/2016. Al-Qa'ida in the Indian Subcontinent. 8/16/2017. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). 2/27/2018. ISIS-Bangladesh. 2/27/2018. ISIS-Philippines. 2/27/2018. read more

The organization must engage in terrorist activity, as defined in section 212 (a)(3)(B) of the INA (8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(3)(B)),* or terrorism, as defined in section 140(d)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. § 2656f(d)(2)),** or retain the capability and intent to engage in terrorist activity or terrorism. read more

The State Department never put them on the official Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list because the administration wanted the political leeway to be able to bring the Taliban into the political system in Afghanistan via reconciliation. ISIS, Brennan adds, is not listed as a foreign terrorist organization, yet the U.S. is treating them as such. read more